Cooking Measurements (general and for specific foods)

Everytime I look for recipes, I find all kinds of measurements and sizes, and even though I’ve been preparing my yummy diet food for a while, I still find myself looking online for conversions. So this post is meant to make our lives easier and have all this information in one place (or at least the most common used measurements). If you feel like something is missing, just let me know, and I will add it immediately. Also, if by any chance you find other values than the ones I posted, please comment and I will do a little research. We only want the correct stuff here! J

Note: Please understand that this is not a scientific post. Before throwing some mean comments about my complete lack of physics knowledge, know that I am aware of the difference between volume and weight. The reason I am not specifing it here is because this is only meant for cooking, and I am trying to simplify the information as much as possible. Cooking should be fun, not mind boggling.

Note 2: Some measurements are rounded. Again, for cooking purposes we don’t need to be surgically correct.

With that being told, here it goes:

General:

1 oz = 28.3 grams = 2 tbs

100 grams = 3.5 oz

1 lb = 453 grams

1 kg = 1000 grams = 2.2 lbs

1 tbsp = 3 tsp = 15 ml

1 tsp = 5 ml (capacity)

1 cup = 48 tsp = 16 tbsp = 8 oz

1 pint = 2 cups

1 jigger = 1,5 ounces = 44.4 ml

Specific (alphabetical):

Almonds (slivered)

1 tbsp = 5 grams

1 cup = 108 grams

1 almond = 1.2 grams

Bacon

½ cup bacon bits = 8 slices crisp bacon

Brocolli, flowerets

1 tbsp = n/a

1 cup = 71 grams

Butter (and margarine)

1 tbsp = 15 grams

1 cup = 227 grams

Cheddar (grated)

1 tbsp = 10 grams

1 cup = 200 grams

Cocoa

1 tbsp = 7 grams

1 cup = 125 grams

Coconut

1 tbsp = 6 grams

1 cup = 70 grams

Eggs

¼ cup eggs = 1 large egg – beaten

1 cup eggs = 4-5 medium eggs – beaten

1 cup egg whites = 8-10 egg whites

1 cup egg yolks = 12-14 egg yolks

Flour

1 tbsp = 15 grams

1 cup = 125 grams

Lemon

1 lemon à 2-3 tbsp lemon juice

1 lemon à 1 tablespoon zest

Milk (dry)

1 tbsp = 4 grams

1 cup = 70 grams

Milk (non-fat)

1 tbsp = 15 grams

1 cup = 245 grams

Milk (sweetened, condensed)

1 tbsp = 20 grams

1 cup = 306 grams

Oil

1 tbsp = 13.65 grams

1 cup = 224 grams

Onion (chopped)

1 tbsp = 10 grams

1 cup = 150 grams

Parmesan

1 tbsp = 8 grams

1 cup = 100 grams

Rice

1 tbsp = n/a

1 cup = 200 grams

Salt

1 tbsp = 20 grams

1 cup = 180 grams (hopefully you cook for a restaurant, if you’re intreested in this amount!)

Sugar (brown)

1 tbsp = 13.8 grams

1 cup = 220 grams

Sugar (granulater)

1 tbsp = 12.5 grams

1 cup = 200 grams

Water (wine, vinegar)

1 tbsp = 15 grams

1 cup = 250 ml (it is actually 237 ml, but in cooking we round it to 250 for easier measurement)

Yoghurt

1 tbsp = 20 grams

1 cup = 245 grams

This blog will be updated regularly, whenever I add a new reicpe or have a request.